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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

15min

Fri, Aug 28

Hours

Opens 8am

Posted hours

Range

10–25 min

Low 8:02am · high 4:18pm

Typical Friday

22 min

7 min quieter that day

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ Photo: Universal

Make your way through Hogwarts™ castle. Then join Harry Potter™ and his friends on an unforgettably thrilling adventure that uses groundbreaking technology.

Universal Islands of Adventure
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Friday, Aug 28 vs a typical Friday

Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Fridays

Average

15 min

Lowest

10 min 8:02am

Highest

25 min 4:18pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 7am and 8pm, and Sun runs about 6 min shorter than Mon.

Average standby each hour, day by day

7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm
Mon 8 13 22 31 37 29 29 29 33 32 30 22 27 11 ·
Tue 10 12 14 19 35 37 34 33 34 25 33 18 14 8 ·
Wed 10 12 20 27 28 24 36 31 33 29 18 22 25 15 ·
Thu 10 11 18 20 31 26 34 37 25 24 18 14 14 11 ·
Fri · 13 13 20 24 27 26 42 28 26 20 15 16 11 10
Sat 10 10 16 28 32 29 38 36 27 35 31 22 17 13 13
Sun 10 13 14 21 23 24 29 26 32 30 19 15 10 8 ·

Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.

History

Average

27 min

Lowest

9 min Dec 3

Highest

85 min Apr 30

Average

26 min

Lowest

10 min May 10

Highest

64 min Jan 18

Average

32 min

Lowest

15 min Nov 2026

Highest

46 min Jan 2025

Average

37 min

Lowest

30 min 2026

Highest

43 min 2022

Ride status

Ran all day with no breakdowns

8:02am Running Down 9:01pm

Broke down on 12 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.

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Wait time data is provided by ThemeParks.wiki. Data may not always be 100% accurate.

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